Gay Superhero: 12 Inic LGBTQ Characters Marvel and DC Comics

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Y and Negasonic Teenage Warhead are the first openly gay superhero cema. But Deadpool 2's simply taken a small first step.

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'DEADPOOL 2' IS THE GAYT SUPERHERO MOVIE YET. THAT'S NOT SAYG MUCH.

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Acrdg to Gay Tim, Deadpool 2 mak a short reference solidifyg the film genre's first-ever LGBT+ romance. She is shown datg Yo, a brand-new mutant to this universe, and Deadpool 2 do explicly state they are an em (via Exprs), Gay Tim did share a few veats for the LGBT+ uple. Acrdg to Gay Tim, Shatterstar do not volize anythg about his sexualy Deadpool 2, but the sequel do lend a voice to the LGBT+ muny elsewhere.

GLAAD CHAMPNS DEADPOOL 2'S GAY SUPERHERO ROMANCE

And an LGBTQ+ ey were on X-Force member Shatterstar (Lewis Tan), who is gay (or possibly bisexual) the ics, but was Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hilbrand) who is revealed to have a girliend – the electricy-powered fellow mutant hero Y (Shli Kutsuna). The first explicly gay superhero Marvel Comics was North Star, a mutant and X-Men off-shoot om Alpha Flight #7 2011. Sce then, one of the origal X-Men, Iceman/Bobby Drake, was revealed to be gay last year’s Iceman seri.

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GLAAD PRAIS "DEADPOOL 2" FOR ITS QUEER-POSIVE PLOTTHIS WILL BE THE FIRST SUPERHERO FILM TO CENTER A QUEER ROMANTIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CAMERON GLOVERMAY 16, 2018/4:35 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:734PX;WIDTH:1100PX;}2018 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATNBY CAMERON GLOVERMAY 16, 2018 / 4:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GLAAD PRAIS \"DEADPOOL 2\" FOR ITS QUEER-POSIVE PLOT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-05-16T20:35:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-05-16T20:35:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CAMERON GLOVER","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DEADPOOL 2 WILL BE RELEASED THEATERS LATER THIS MONTH, BUT THE PLOT IS ALREADY MAKG HEADL FOR S LBGT CLIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SUPERHERO IS NONILLY PANSEXUAL, THOUGH THE FIRST FILM, DEADPOOL, MA LTLE ALLN TO HIS BEGNG. STILL, FANS WERE EAGERLY ANTICIPATG THE SEQUEL, KEEPG AN EYE ON HOW—AND IF—SEXUALY WOULD PLAY A SIGNIFINT ROLE DEADPOOL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THE WA HAS NOT DISAPPOTED: THE DEADPOOL SEQUEL WILL BE SHOWG NOT ONE BUT TWO QUEER CHARACTERS. THEIR STORYL HAVE EVEN GRABBED THE ATTENTN OF GLAAD, WHO HAS APPLD THE FILM FOR CLUDG A QUEER RELATNSHIP S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FILM'S QUEER CHARACTERS WILL CLU NEGASONIC TEENAGE WARHEAD (BRIANNA HILBRAND), WHO APPEARED THE FIRST DEADPOOL FILM. THIS TIME AROUND, SHE IS ACPANIED BY HER GIRLIEND AND FELLOW X-MEN TEAMMATE, Y (SHLI KUTSUNA). THE UPLE CLAR THEIR RELATNSHIP EARLY ON THE FILM, WHICH IS A FIRST FOR ANY SUPERHERO FILM. DEADPOOL 2 WILL ALSO CLU SHATTERSTAR (LEWIS TAN), ANOTHER NONILLY QUEER CHARACTER AND MEMBER OF THE X-FORCE.20TH CENTURY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“20TH CENTURY FOX HAVE FALLY GIVEN UNTLS MOVIEGOERS AROUND THE WORLD WHAT THEY’VE LONGED TO SEE- LGBTQ SUPERHERO A RELATNSHIP WHO PROTECT THE WORLD TOGETHER,” SAID SARAH KATE ELLIS, GLAAD PRINT AND CEO, A STATEMENT. “NEGASONIC AND Y’S STORYLE IS A TONE A GENRE THAT TOO OFTEN RENRS LGBTQ PEOPLE VISIBLE, AND SHOULD SEND A MSAGE TO OTHER STUDS TO FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE OF CLIVE AND SMART STORYTELLG.”2018 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLAAD, THE WORLD'S LARGT QUEER MEDIA ADVOCY ANIZATN, IS PRAISG THE FILM FOR S REPRENTATN. USG THE STUD RPONSIBILY INX, THE ANIZATN MEASUR THE QUALY AND QUANTY OF LGBT PEOPLE FILMS. THIS IS PECIALLY IMPORTANT REGARDS TO SUPERHERO FILMS, WHICH HAVE BEEN GAG POPULARY OVER THE LAST FEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL, THOUGH OTHER FILMS LIKE BLACK PANTHER AND THOR: RAGNOROK FEATURED NONILLY QUEER CHARACTERS, THEIR SEXUALY AND RELATNSHIPS WERE ERASED THE FILM ADAPTATNS. THIS MAK DEADPOOL 2 FIRST SUPERHERO FILM TO CENTER A QUEER ROMANTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLAAD'S 2017 STUD RPONSIBILY INX FOUND THAT ONLY 18 PERCENT OF THE FILMS RELEASED BY MAJOR STUDS CLUD LS THAN ONE MUTE OF SCREEN TIME FOR THEIR LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The move has been praised by GLAAD (Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn), wh CEO and print Sarah Kate Ellis sayg a statement: “20th Century Fox and Marvel have fally given untls moviegoers around the world what they’ve longed to see – LGBTQ superhero a relatnship who protect the world together. We’ve put together this list to troduce some of the most fluential gay superhero, rangg om groundbreakg figur like Marvel’s Northstar to characters like Harley Qun who only me out the past few 12 most inic gay superhero1) Wonr WomanDiana of Themyscira has a long and storied history as a queer in.

(CC-BY-SA)2) MidnighterPossibly the bt-known gay superhero ic book circl, Midnighter was created as a parody of Batman, startg off the adult-rated Wildstorm ic Stormwatch. As one of the origal X-Men, he was portrayed as straight for s beg outed as gay 2015.

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